He took the time to change the registration on his domains to a fake company, so I think it's safe to say he's still kicking.

His wife posted on Twitter some time ago that _why is doing fine and yes, he's alive.

Also, it proves that his name can be spelled without the underscore.

If I recall correctly, the underscore is only added if the name would cause confusion otherwise.

generally _why causes confusion with or without the underscore.

Yes, but why cause more?

I can't decide if I should upvote you or downvote you for that pun.

Either way, I will definitely whack you for this the next time I see you.

Yes.